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Our Sister Planet Does Not Show Plate Tectonics on Its

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Our sister planet does not show plate tectonics on its surface to the degree our Earth does.What are possible explanations?


Definitions:

Lagging Strand

The lagging strand is one of the strands of DNA formed during DNA replication, synthesized discontinuously in segments known as Okazaki fragments, opposite the continuous leading strand.

Transcription

The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA), initiating gene expression.

Translation

The process in which cellular ribosomes create proteins, mapping instructions from mRNA to synthesize the specific protein.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, serving as the building blocks of life.

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